dafuq is bouba and kiki
66I remember learning about bouba/kiki in grade 1... until today, I assumed all kids did!
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I'm a simple person. I see a linguistic meme, I upvote
54"wet bulb" isn't a term that's eerie and unsettling to anyone else?
41Should be renamed “drop dead temperature”, as in
When the drop dead temperature exceeds body temperature, people drop dead.
59I visited Madrid a weak ago+, should be 36°C @20% humidity, no biggie right?
Madrid the city itself is a heat spot (no trees, asphalt, stone, AC outlets...), it was 8.5°+ compared to surrounding areas, we were all sick like.
Why would you not communicate things like that in weather apps/web sites? Even the hygrometry isn't always reported, or for 24h when temperature is changing wildly hour to hour (so hygro too)...
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at least it's not "moist"
11Wet bulb = permamoist
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The meaning behind it is terrifying, but the words themselves are way too, well, bouba
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Well said. More attention should be given to the subconscious perception of important concepts. (Ok now I think about it this sounds quite 1984)
291984 was partly about how consent is manufactured using language. It's a reality that the powerful systems exploit every single day very effectively to drive us towards extinction so the lines keep going up.
There's nothing wrong with using those tools for good. Too many leftists are so concerned with the substance of the message that they forget how important the presentation is. I'm sure a lot of people think it shouldn't be important, but because we're social animals and not analytical engines of pure reason, it does matter.
11Too many leftists are so concerned with the substance of the message that they forget how important the presentation is.
I find that to be an issue with many well-meaning people.
For example, I see it occasionally in the FOSS-bubble: It's great if a given software is ideologically "pure", independent from capitalist incentives, open source and freely available. It's great that there are volunteers doing work for the benefit of others.
Occasionally, when someone lists specific tools running on Windows only as reason for not switching to Linux, they get told to use FOSS alternatives instead that just can't match the proprietary in terms of features or usability. When you point that out, there will often be the customary vocal minority of twats chastising you "It's volunteer work, you don't get to demand anything, go implement it yourself" etc.
I hate to admit it, but I'm generally more comfortable around MS Excel than LO Calc. I've used LO Writer and Impress for personal and university stuff, because I rarely need more advanced features (and if I do, I'll probably use TeX anyway), but when it comes to more complex work with spreadsheets, I just find Excel to be smoother in usage. I don't have enough experience in the field of UX to put a finger on why, nor would I likely have the skills or time to contribute fixes to LO Calc. I can settle for less out of ideology, but is that what you expect from people at large?
The same applies with the transition to Linux in general: I'm technically versed enough that I'm confident I can probably fix any error I encounter. But until the public perception and tooling of Linux gets to the point that even non-techies can easily do the switch, it's not going to see widespread adoption.
I love FOSS. I love Linux. I want to see them replace proprietary monopolies as much as possible.
But the presentation matters.
6Hmm true
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But we'll be using it for the good of humanity here... oh
6No no it's fine it's just that if we want people to behave and think in certain ways, we can shape that by controlling what language they have available to express certain fuck I'm doing it too, aren't I?
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No offense but wet bulb is terrifying as in intrinsically implies rot and steam rupture.
Wet bulb is an extinction event for warm blooded life.
23Wet bulb is terrifying because it reminds me of my thermodynamics class
20Most people never have a thermodynamics class though. To them "wet bulb" sounds like a piece of medical equipment.
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No offense, but to the uninformed, wet bulb could as easily evoke images of spring flowers in cool spring morning dew.
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It’s what the media does to make you feel like it’s not that big of a deal.
Do you remember when it used to be called global warming instead of climate change…
17I think we mostly stopped using that term because conservative idiots keep saying "it got cold outside once so global warming isn't real"
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Interesting
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